Eva Amelia Bliss

17 November 1855–20 February 1859 (Age 3)
Colchester, Chittenden, Vermont, United States

The Life Summary of Eva Amelia

When Eva Amelia Bliss was born on 17 November 1855, in Colchester, Chittenden, Vermont, United States, her father, Silas Bliss, was 28 and her mother, Betsy S. Mallory, was 31. She died on 20 February 1859, in her hometown, at the age of 3, and was buried in Colchester, Chittenden, Vermont, United States.

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Family Time Line

Silas Bliss
1827–1909
Betsy S. Mallory
1824–1904
Clara Elizabeth Bliss
1852–1934
Eva Amelia Bliss
1855–1859
Raymond Dixon Bliss
1860–1924
Dora Bliss
1868–1869

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Name Meaning

1 English: nickname for a cheerful person, from Middle English blisse ‘joy’. Compare Blythe 1.2 English (of Norman origin): habitational name from the village of Blay in Calvados, France, recorded in 1077 in the form Bleis and of unknown origin. The village of Stoke Bliss in Worcestershire was named after a Norman family de Blez, recorded several times in the county from the 13th century.3 German: nickname for a cheerful person, from Middle High German blīde ‘happy’, ‘friendly’. Compare 1.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Blythe
Blois
Blay
Blitch

Sources (8)

  • Eva A Bliss, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"
  • Eva A Bliss, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"
  • Eva A Bliss, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"

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